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sudorific

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sudorific
1. producing or causing sweating; sudatory
2. a sudorific agent


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On the "Humor" page of The Prog yet another sudorific effort at amusement, this time from Will Durst, introduced by his editors as "a San Francisco-based political comic who writes sometimes.
General actions on the physiology include: analgesic, antimicrobial, anti-oxidant, antirheumatic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, cephalic, cholagogue, choleretic, cicatrizant, cordial, cytophylactic, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, fungicidal, hepatic, hypertensive, nervine, parasiticide, restorative, rubefacient, stimulant (circulatory, adrenal cortex, hepatobiliary), stomachic, sudorific, tonic (nervous, general), and vulnerary.
The rhizome is also used to treat abdominal pain, and as an embrocation or sudorific to treat swelling and muscular rheumatism.
 
 
 
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